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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Robert William Grubbs, Roanoke, VA (US);
Andre Steven Demaurice, Salem, VA (US);
Ashish Vijay Devgan, Maharashtra, IN;
Robert William Grubbs, Roanoke, VA (US);
Andre Steven DeMaurice, Salem, VA (US);
Ashish Vijay Devgan, Maharashtra, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for displaying a control system comprising, receiving a function block diagram file including a function block having an associated logic function, receiving an animation instruction associated with the function block, receiving system data from a system controller, receiving a first graphic associated with the logic function from a function block library, processing the first graphic and the system data according to the animation instruction to render an updated first graphic reflecting the systems data, and displaying the function block and the rendered updated first graphic associated with the logic function.